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The Washington critic., 1887-12-07

National Conventions are called by Ma
tional Executive Committee. The first ori-
gin of the Executive Committee runs back
TO the committee appointed by the conven-
ton in 1860 that nominated Abraham Lin
coin; and ever since Executive Committees
have issued the calls for the conventions to
meet.
The Republicans in 1850 nominated Gar
field and Arthur at Chicago, and the Demo-
Gratis Hancock and English at Cincinnati
The Democrats and Republicans held their
National Convention at Chicago in 1881,
when Cleveland and Hendricks and Blaine
and Logan were the nominees.
Thirteen national nominating conventions
of the prominent political parties have been
held in Baltimore. They did not include the
Ani-Masons' Convention in 1851 and the
John Tyler Convention in lsH The Demo-
crats came TO Baltimore in 1860 as one con-
yention, which is counted in the thirteen,
but they split into two conventions after
wards.
National Conventions have been held in
other cities as folpwS Chicago, /; Philadcl-
pha, 4; Cincinnati, .; st. Louis, New York,
Charleston, Buffalo, Harrisburg and Pitts
burg, one each
The Washington critic., 1887-12-07
Wauir0-- miscellaneous.

yNTlSrgD- 10 RENT Az $500 NEW PIANO At
w 81 per month, and a tricycle. at SO per
month; will exchange new tricycle. for caligrapn
or typewriter. Address W. W. G., Critic oilice.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
APPETIZBRs


Yes Nashville rats are a pretty
brave lot, sure enough. I only arrived
in the city last night. and after en- early
breakfast 1 strolled down along Market
street. Just at the foot OF the hill
heard an unearthly sort Of noise. hat
rem .uded me q the overture OF ore Of
W gner's operas, and l set out in search
Of the cause.
RoundinC the corner Of an alley /
saw a big black cat, hair standing on
end, and progressing by Its and starts
backward. Every time shed move
backward the most horrible yell L
ever heard would come out Of her
larnyx.
.. I couldn't make out "a first why she
insisted on going backward. as there
was clear road In front - her; but,
moving n little TO one side / saw that q
great big rat had hold OF her BY the tail,
while another rat, a venerable old cuss,
with gray clothes and white whiskers,
had hold Of the tail OF the other rat,
and together they were hauling pussy
toward a hole In a brick wall neIr
BY.
g" stood and watched the struggle
until they finally got the cat close up 20
the hole, and then found out that tie
oriice was too small to permit OF the
cats being pulled in.
" The I'D gray c1ss let go his hold,
dived into e hole and came back again
In a minuta with about Forty more rats,
and the who e gang at once set to work
pulling ou- the bricks and enlarging the
hole.
1t took them about five minutes 20
do this, and then they tailed on to
the big fellow, who had twisted his tail
around gas pipe and was holding the
cat al the time, and yunked the poor
beast into the hole.
The last 1 heard was a terrific sQuall,
ard then all was silent.
II guess those rats had g good
Sunday morning breakfast for once at
lesst."
Then the lean man resumed his cigar,
and the reporter eyed him with awe and
reverence, and voude cred why the mantle
of Auanias had fallen on such In
significant looking shoulders.-l Nash
vile Union.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
What Carts Ar Like In MEXICO.

In the distance we see a long freight
train moving across the plateau. 1t Is
composed of cumbersome carts, each
drawn by six mules.
These carts are some' lines ten feet
wide, with three shafts made OF hewn
timber, about-six inches square. The
wheels are about as high as those of the
old-time log cart, anu are often run
without tires, but in this case each fel-
loe Is from six to ten inches square, so
tires are not needed.
Our form of wagon bed is unknown
here, but in place Of 1t they build
single room house on a balance over the
axle, using the rear half OF the shafts
for sills. It is built of square timber
OF round poles, with floor and wall made
Of green oowskin. They are some lines
fifteen feet high, and ar usually COW
cred with a kind of coarse bagging.
There is no door to the structure;
hence everything must be loaded In over
the top, at the gable ends.
When a long caravan composed OF
these carts is seen moving slowly over
the plain, each loaded with almost every
class and kini of products known to the
tropic, one can then form a better idea OF
theresourcesofthis country ;butw en- we
look at the tackle OF the mules and the
old and ancient garb of their drivers
and the ranchero, we can form q still
better idea of the harness fashions Of
antiquity.
Well, 1 hardly know how TO describe
this process on but, In the langua OF
the " Arkansaw Traveller" everything
" appears wonderfully out Of kilter. -
detroit Free Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
AFTER MANY DAYS.

When I was a young fellow I
lived on fathers farm down there IN
Connecticut. You've seen the place.
The Church was nearthe tavern, and be-
hind the Church was the parsO1ag and
there lived Dominic Wheeler and his
daughter Dolly.
On Saturdays, after I had my
supper I used to dress myself and tell
my mother that l meant to call on Dom
inie Wheeler's folks. Mothrr generally
answered that could't do better, that
the domiuie's conversation was sure to
be improving and that Dolly was not
" hity tity. like sOme gals che could
mention"
Father would add: "And . pretty
little critter, too" And armed with pa
rental authority / would go to the par
sonage.
1t was a good time to go, for the
sermon had to be finished, as a general
thing on that evening. and Dolly and
had delightful long talks in those soil. ary
moments, and one ev ming propose ed to
Dolly and she &C. epted me. The DOM
inie gave us his blessing, father and
mother said trey could not have chosen
a daughter-!n law to suit them better,
and all they asked was that We should
wait a little while.
MY daughter is not seventeen years
old YET" said the dominic. "You must
not be in hurry to take her from me-"
=" Wait two years and yoI will be
three-and-twenty, and I'll give you the
river farm and build you house" said
father.
Our course of true love seemed to
be running very smooth indeed, and l
wouli have staked my life and soul, q
pre-. ty heavy stake, on my conStancy,
but somehow. / think Satan thought we
were too happy. and laid trap Tor me.
d ctor Robin > widow, q managing
woman with a big house, was In the
habit OF taking summer boarders, and
every year lot of city strangrr5 wan
dered about the place from June to Sep
tember.
When Dolly and 1 had been engaged
about year AID half, the widow had
thirty boarders in her house, and Ike
and Edwin and all the male help slept
IN the barn.
There was one young lady there. q
Miss Sally Gray, so pretty that every
one who saw her " as talking about 1t.
And I " as introduced to her. Some
women have a way of making a man act
against his better judgment. She was
one o. them. l did not mean to fiirt
with her, but 1 did. l did not mean to
meet her in shady lanes, and In the quiet
wood paths, but we met She knew q
suppose Ike Rob lis had told herr
about my engagement, and she teased
me about being afraid of my sweetheart.
such good, prim little thing" she
would say. " Is she dreadfully shocked
at me? Does she think 1 am a hirt7
Does she pray for me in meeting?"
l felt angry, but yet / was piqued
into proving myself free to do as 1
liked. At a little evening party, TO
which we were asked, l danced five
dances with her, aud when, n last, my
conscience smote me and / we { TO look
for Dolly, and / found she had gone
home.
a. She said her pa wanted her," said
Mrs. Robins +" but / tell you plainly,
James Gardner, don't believe 1t 4; and
for my part, / don't see what people
can find to admire In that impudent
New York girl. If my lilly behaved
like her, I'd shut her up on bread and
water until she reformed"
I hurried away. but the parsonage
WANnn.n.aEM..zzz.a.nr
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
The Tenebrae in the Chapel at vauxs.

The following is from the pen Of the
late Lord Beaccnsfield. better known as
Mr. Disraeh. Readers of cultivation
will appreciate this poem in prose, which
has an interest beyond itself as signifi-
cant OF the fervid religious feelings of
the author.
Manifold art had combined to create
this exI .isite temple and to guide all its
ministrationS. But tonight II was not
the radiance OF the altar ard the splen-
dor OF stately priests, the professions
and the incen.e, the divine choir and
the celestial harmonies resounding and
lingering III arched roofs, that attracted
many a neighbor.
The altar was desolate; the choir was
dumb; while The services proceeded in
hushed tones OF subdued sound, and
sometimes ev,n OF suppressed anguish
grad ally, with each psalm a cinticle
light OF the altar was exit. guished,
till at length the 'Miserere was NUT
tered and all became darkness.
& Sound as of distant and rising
wind was heard, and crash, as 1t were
the feQ OF trees in a storm. The earth
is covered with darkness and the veil of
the Temple il rent.
"But just at this mome4& OF extreme
woe, when all human voI>>S are silent
and when 1t is forbidden even to breathe
Amen, wneA everything is symbolical
OF the confusion and despair of the
Church at the loss OF her expiring Lord,
priest brings forth a concealed light
OF silvery flame from the corner of the
altar.
This is the light of the world and an
nounces resurrection, and then ali rise
up and depart in sileace."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
Tecumseh's Pipe.

The great Indian chieftain Tecumseh
owned remarkable pipe, similar to that
described in Hiawatha," though appar-
emily of still harder material. It was
only recently shown me as a curiosity.
The pipe is queer piece OF mechan-
ism, made of black flint stone, rather
light and susceptible of a polish, similar
to sutta-percha. 1t is four and one-half
inches in length from the top OF the bowl
TO the length of the shank.
The bowl is ju@-shaped, about two In
ches long, and the shank is made upon
the plan of the bit of q tomahawk, and
blunt on the end with three grooves. The
edges are bound with a metallic sub
stance, probably pewter, and the sides
and bowl are curiously and very ingen-
iously inlaid with the same metal.
The figures OF the inlaying are regular,
and indicate an accurate mathematic
calculation, representing stars, hearts,
curious circles and various angles.
The bowl is topped and bound with
the same metal The diameter OF the
bowl at the bulge is an inch and
three-fourths, and the cavity is eleven
sixteenths of an inch in diameter, and
three inches to the stem hole, and will
hold as much as the ordinary meer-
schaum pipe.-[Chicago Current.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22

It was the trial trip Of DR.. Jones's new
yacht The wind was rather fresh. DR..
Jones was in the cabin with some friends.
Young Briggs was on deck talking With
the sailing master The water WIS
spilling over the rail, and washing the
deck with spray.
Is this boat safe ?" asked Briggs
timidly.
Il should say it was, sir; safe as crab
In its hole"
Wei" pursued Briggs. nervously:
THE b at may be safe. but is DR.. Jones
g good yactsnan?'
- That he Is, sir. Why, do you know
he emptied a whole case of Extra Dry
last night Hes an mplished
yachtsman. He's ft to be q cOmmo-
dore."
Yes, I know about the wine but you
will pardon me if I am little nervous
about our safety. You say we are safe,
and Yet DR.. Jones never comes on deck
in stormy weather TO manage the boat
himself
" Yes" replied the skipper ourtly;
That's the reason there's no cangerF'
-lPuck.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
THE FUNERAL.
I was walking in Savannah. past a churo

was walking in Savannah, past a church
decayed and dim,
When there slowly through the window
came plaintive funeral hymn;
And syrupa by awakened, and a won
der quickly grew,
TIL 1 found myself environed In little
negro pew.
Out at front colored couple sat in sor-
row, nearly wild;
On the altar was coffin, In the coffin
was a child.
I could picture him when nving-curly
hair, prOtruding lip
And had seen perhaps a thousand In my
hurried southern trip.
But no baby ever rested in the soothing
arms Of death
That had famed more flames OF sorrow
with his little fluttering breath;
And no funeral ever glfstened with more
sympathy profound
Than was in the chain of tear drops that
enclasped those mourners round.
Rose a sad old colored preacher at the
little wooden desk
With a manner grandly awkward, with
cOuntenance grOteSQue;
With simple ty and shrewdnese on his
Eth Opian face;
With the ignorance and wfsdom OF a
crushed, undying race.
And he said; Nov don be weepin' for
dis pretty bit O. clay
For de little boy who lived here, he done
gone an run away!
He was doin' very finely, an he 'preciate
your love;
But his sure 'nuff Father want him In de
large house up above.
"Now He didn't give you dat baby, By a
hundred thOuSan mile
He just think you need some sunshine
an He lend it for q whilel
An He let you keep an love it TN your
hear, S was bigger grown;
An desc silver tears you're sheddin's
jest de interest on de loan.
"Here yer oder pretty chilrun don't
be maxim it appear
Dat your love got sort O. 'nopolized by
dis little fellow here;
Don pile up too much your sorrow on
DER little mental shelves,
Sos to kind o set 'em wonderin' Il dey're
no account demselves!
"Just you think, you poor dear noun
abs, creepin long DER Sorrows way,
What a blessed little picnic dis yere
baby's got to-day
Your good faders and good moders
crowd de little fellow round
In dc GnSo.-tendel garden Of de Big
Plantation Ground.
An dey ask him Was your feet soreY
an take off his little shoes,
An dey wash him, an dey kiss him, an
dey say: Now what's de news?
An de Lawd done cut his tongue loose;
den de little fellow say:
Al. our folks down in de valley tries to
keep de hebbenly way
"An' his eyes dey brightly sparkle at de
pretty things he view.
Den tear come, and he whisper: But
l want my paryeuts, toor
But de Angel Chief Musician teach dat
boy little song;
Says If only dey be faithful dey will
soon be comm long
IAN he'll get an education dat will
proberbly be worth
Seberal times as much as any you could
buy for him on earth;
He'll be in de Lawd's big school house,
widout no contempt or fear.
While dere's no end to de bad tings
mig t have happened TO him here.
d" So, my pOoah, detected mo, nahs, let
your hearts wild Jesus rest
An don't go to critercisin dat ar One
wat knows de be-tl
He have sent US many cOmforts-He
have right to take away
To de Lawd praise an glory now and
ever. Let us pray.
-lWil Carleton in Harper's Weekly.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
DIAMOND OUT DIAMOND"
Familiar Illustration of "Jewing Down
Contest.

Familiar Illustration of q glowing Down
Contest.
The one price system is so strictly ad-
heTed TO in city stores that one seldom
hears of contest TO be de- cibe l.. Such
contests are common Ia the country and
villages.
The following bartering, overheard in
a small store IN a rural district fur
nishes a not exaggerated illustration.
An elderly woman, with keen gray
eyes looking sharply through steel-bowed
spectacles, enters, and casually examines
several bolts of lawn lying on the coun-
ter.
"Ah, good day, Mrs. H" says the
proprietor, coming briskly forward, an
ticipating a sale, looking for lawns 3"
"No, l dono as 1 was, ," says the pos
sible customer, guardeIly; II was just
noticing these
They're pretty patterns. just got
them in"
They're all % light"
Light colors are all the rage this
Summer. But here's a blacK-and- white
piece that's just the thing for you. Now,
isn't that neat
Yes, ruther; but it amt Just what 1
Tx How much is it ?"
I" Fifteen cents yard"
'Ain't that dreadful high for lawns ?"
Not for lawns OF that quality. Just
see how fine 1t is"
=" Yes, but they're selling lawns ev'ry
mite and grain as good as that in the
city for eight and nine cents"
Impossible, Mrs.-!"
"In eed, they arel And one Of my
neighuors got a good piece for seven
cents"
They are not such goods as this"
Z" It's pretty nigh the very same thing.
ha n calculated on giving more than
ten cents"
"Why Mrs. H, this cost more
than that at WHOLESALER"
Oh, 1 guess not. Anyhow, can't
give but ten cents a yard
- cant take L"
' won't give any more"
"Well, just examine that lawn closely
now"
1t looks well enough, but amt all
sure that it won't fade"
"Tn warrant il not to fade. It's q
standard make and fast colors."
"Weil, how many yards are there in
the piece ?"
Thirteen just good full pattern"
"Eleven would be a great plenty for
me-"
Now, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll
let you have the piece for fourteen cents
yard seeing as i,s all I've got left"
Cant you say an even twelve cents
to an old customer like me2"
NJ ASdIlSr SOulO
Four cen cents Is too much for lawn
that's selling everywhere for ten cents"
Oh, think you re mistaken"
Well, see here. I'll give you twelve
and One-haf cents a yard for it."
mo, | couldn't go below thirteen cents
and wouldn't let anybody but you have
it for that"
Well. I'll give you thirteen cents II
you II call it twelve yards"
But there's full thirteen yards In
the piece"
Well, call it twelve and I'll take it."
Cant do it."
q reckon you'll throw In thread and
buttons and waist-linings ?"
Couldn't do it for that money"
Well, say thread and buttons then ?"
"Ill throw in a spool of thread"
And a card OF hooks and eyes?"
"Wel, l don't know-yes, / will"
Now, why ]ant you say buttons
too ?"
Il really cannot. am losing money
now"
"And you can't make 1t twelve and
one-hah cents yard?"
mo"
We'll, 1 guess 1 won't take It; amt
needing a lawn dress this summer, any
Wv Exchange.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
Mhere Her Honor Wa.

4 few days ago a fond mother gave
. Juvenile daughter a chocolate swoe,ie.
which, howevu.. from maternal ears or
the b.irue's appetite, WIS not eaten at
once. but WIS 10 be kept Il ! the amer
noon before 10 ing levUBred.
'' Now. Dolly said the loving parent
''uila yo have promi~ei me on YOUR
hon II noj t. ca the chocolate before tea
time haven't YOU"
&c Yes. mother" answered tie dutiful
mite, and Went on her way rejoicing.
YER short time af ersar.i the choc-
olate disappeared, all trace af IL gone,
save a sticky brown mark around the
little g.5fs rosy lips.
Dolly. Dolly" demonstrated the
you eat th.t sweetie s"
80 In my 'tOmach," was the profound
and unanswerable reply. - London
Period.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
The Gin Of Great u,tsranos.

Some years ago there lived in Greene
county a much esteemed citizen, who, II
he we're living to-day, would have no
use for a telephone.
Without any apparent effort he could
make himself dis Inctly heard distance
OF five miles. 1t Was a common thing
for neighbors living two and three
miles TO hear the orders to his hands
in the morning. His whispers were heard
further than loud speaking Of ordinary
men [Greensborough (Ga.) Herald.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
AFrench Sailors PRAYER.

Batice Dupont Battre French sailor
from Montreal. hearing music in float
ing chapel oil the West side. dropped in
to hear the services. An exhOrter had
brought many to their knees, and Chris
tian workers were scattered among the
congregation, soliciting their spiritual
welfare. Batice thought he must do
something, and remembering the French
catechism, began repeating it aloud. A
worker put his arm around Batice and
asked
why don't you pray In English, so
that ! can understand you?"
What for 1 do that?" replied Battre.
"Is God not ole enough7 He under.
stands French. New York Paper.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22

What wouldn't the average boy give
if his pa would only send him to
the Fort Wrangel training school in
Alaska?
The newspaper of that place says that
the boys of the school last year
killed for the use Of the institution
III deer. II seals, bear, about $50
wild geese, over 200 ducks, and nuner-
Gus grouse, porcupines, marmots and
snipe. and c2uGlt all tire salmon,
front, herring, founders, crabs, and
CLANS thew needed
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
The Coming Centennial.

The next great centennial in this
country will be that of the inaugura-
tion, as President, of George Wash
ington, who took the oath of office in
this city, where the Sub-Treasury build
ing now stands, April 30, 1889.
The day was the commencement
of Constitutional government in the
United States, and it Is to be com
rncmoratcd by an imposing celebra-
tion in 1889
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
A Changeable Air.

They were walking sweet together,
Never uIinding wind nor weather;
lie spoke candid words and fair,
All, they were pretty pair
Sudden came noise like thunder,
And the crowd cried, "Stand from
underw
Roof snow hurtled through the air,
An, they were a draggled pairi
And his voice came loud and ringing,
No love notes 20 her twas bringing,
AS she sat with dripping hair,
Ah, they we're a wrathy pair
Il Boston Budget.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22

A touching incident is related of
recent shipwreck on the New England
coast. The captains wife and children
were lost They had on board few
tame doves.
When the body of the wife wac
found on the shore a dove was on
the body and flew to the house to
which the remains of the drowned
woman we're conveyed, and pecking ct
the window gained admission.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
A Shepherds Rich Discovery.

Once a shepherd, caught out upon
the hills by night, built a fire under
the lee of a pile of stones that he
had tossed together. The heat split
some of the stones, and in the morn
ing the man saw within one of the
cracks n piece of shining silver ore.
That happened in Peru, and thus
was discovered the mines of the
Cerro de Pasco, which have yielded
S40O, 900, 900.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22

Pitt-fcl ,, Massachusetts, man has
his buck SAW.
He il j. tcIGgc7t and liberal. recently
gave 800 i'm a lump 10 a public enter
prise. has represented the town In the
legislature. Is an active politician and,
although more than go years old, sawed
nearly 800 cords Of wood during the last
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
How &c wantedTt stunod.

Boarder: q" Mrs. Flnnigan, what is
this:"
Boar ling-hCuse mistress "a chicken,
sir"
" Oh, it is, eh2 1 thought maybe Il
was a reed bird.
ISM It good, Mr.. Baker, I stuffed
it with bread and onions, aud the incest
nlling-"
" Mrs. Finnigan, do you know what I
would have stuffed il with7"
% No; with what2"
" Another chicken" - Philadelphia
Call
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
The One Thing to Teach Daughters.

There never was better advice given
than that which Washington Irving
once gave lady:
" Don't be too anxious about the
education of your daughters; they
will do very well; don't teach them
so many things; teach them one
thing
q What is that, Mr.. Irving?" she
asked
g" Teach them" he said, =" to be
easily pleased"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
The Unappreeiased Young ,r.p.

At the ball a stupid young man sP-
preached Miss and said
This is oar dance: shall we waltz p
''No, indeed, 1 hate Waiting"
do l then waltz so bRuly2' asked the
young man. Very well, let's sit
down aid talk then
We will waltz Iprefer it"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-22
limiting In North Afriea.

The larger animals are being
rapidly exterminated In Algeria, and
the lion of tho desert Is fast becoming
a myth.
During the eleven years from 1873
to 1884, bounty was paid on 202
lions, 1874 panthers, 1882 hyenss and
1900 iaoks1s,